Primary Schools Design and Build Contract

Midlothian Council plans to construct 1 new Primary School in Roslin and another Primary School which forms part of a larger community hub project at Paradykes under a Design/Build Contract arrangement.

United Kingdom-Dalkeith: Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

New-build Primary Schools in Midlothian.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Works
Design and execution
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Roslin and Paradykes, Midlothian, Scotland.

NUTS code UKM23

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Midlothian Council plans to construct 1 new Primary School in Roslin and another Primary School which forms part of a larger community hub project at Paradykes under a Design/Build Contract arrangement.
The Paradykes Community hub project includes, along with the new Paradykes Primary School, the refurbishment and extension to the existing Loanhead leisure centre, the demolition and replacement of the public library, the building of a new medical centre and the building of a new after school care facility. All of these facilities will be linked together under a new hub facility with all external works and road traffic management facilities upgraded to suit the new facility.
Particular aims of the project include:
— Development of effective and efficient approaches to procurement;
— Cost efficiency;
— Incorporation of sustainable lifecycle solutions;
— Improved environmental performance;
— Implementation of the guiding principles included in the Government’s Schools Estate Strategy — ‘Building Better Schools — Investing in Scotland’s Future’.
The current construction cost estimates for each school, regarded as the construction budgets at this time, are:
Roslin — 7 000 000 GBP.
Paradykes — 16 000 000 GBP.
The project is being funded by Midlothian Council with support from the Scottish Government in the form of a capital grant. The requirement is to provide an affordable scheme with the total gross development cost in the range 20 000 000 GBP to 23 000 000 GBP.
The authority will use Public Contracts Scotland to carry out this procurement process. Registration will be required by interested contractors if you are not already registered.

Main financing conditions and payment arrangements — progress payments on the basis of monthly valuations of work, or payments upon completion of agreed milestones.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

Joint and several liability.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.
(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.
(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.
(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established
(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Dun and Bradstreet (DBS) score of greater than 35. If no DBS score, then accounts for previous 2 years to be supplied. Turnover of tenderers to be minimum of 5 times value of works stated.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Potential tenderers will be required to complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire to evaluate and verify economic and financial standing and professional and technical capacity to undertake the works. Full details to be set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. Certain minimum standards will apply — these will be set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Restricted

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Envisaged minimum number 5: and maximum number 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Overall score of the questions provided within the PQQ as per the weighting indicated.

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

Mid/15/033

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

5.11.2015 – 12:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

23.11.2015

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

Interested Parties shall express interest via Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) and shall receive and submit responses to the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. Any questions or requests for clarifications shall be submitted to the Authority via PCS and the Authority reserves the right to advise questions and responses to all those who have expressed interest.
(SC Ref: 412762).
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
Brief Description Required.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained